Bengals end preseason on a positive note

2:25 AM,
Aug. 30, 2013

Written by

Joe Reedy
The Cincinnati Enquirer

It was mostly a successful preseason finale for the Cincinnati Bengals as they defeated the Indianapolis Colts 27-10 on Thursday at Paul Brown Stadium.

The first-team offense scored a touchdown on its lone drive, those fighting for roster spots made good final impressions as the Bengals posted only their third winning preseason in Marvin Lewis' 11-year tenure as head coach.

That's not an indicator of future success, however. They finished 3-2 in the preseason in 2010 and went 4-12 when the games started to count for real. ...